Program Details

We are no longer accepting applications for 2018 residencies. Please check back in the fall for information on 2019 opportunities.

Residency includes:

A two or three week residency stay

A live/work studio space

Breakfast and lunch foods will be stocked in the studio apartment and dinners offered by the host family 3-4 times per week -great food! We provide locally sourced ingredients and seasonal vegetables from an onsite garden when available.

$500.00 stipend

Sleeping area

Stairway up to residency

Bathroom

View of the gardens from the studio area

Studio space

Benefits to the Artist/Writer:

Solitary time for work

Time to enjoy nature, and time away from technology

The opportunity to connect with the local community through, open studio Saturdays, a workshop, or an artist’s talk

Attendance for the writer during Harbor Springs Festival of the Book

The opportunity to meet with other local artists

Calendar for 2018 Residencies:

May 11 – May 25, 2018, OR

May 30 – June 13, 2018 OR

June 16 – June 30, 2018 OR

August 3 – August 17, 2018, OR

September 21 – October 5, 2018 (reserved for writer residency)

Requirements of the Artist/Writer:

Must be over 21

Need to have completed an undergraduate degree in a related field and pursuing art or writing as a professional career or if self-taught have pursued art or writing as a professional career

Artist’s and writer’s applications will be considered based on their work submitted and their interest in the program

Selected artists/writer will correspond with the Good Hart Artist Residency staff and nonprofit partners about logistics and arrangements.

Application must include:

Resume including related experience and website information

Two references including contact information

Statement of intent including a one or two paragraph project description outlining your purpose for the residency

Preference for dates of residency (writer residency only offered September 21 – October 5, 2018)

Application fee of $25

Brief summary of the community event, workshop or talk you would offer during your residency.

Visual artists shall submit images of 6-9 examples of art work, plus a PDF or TXT file which includes the medium and creation date for each work submitted. Visual artists select a preferred nonprofit partner to collaborate with.

Writers must be currently working on a project. Writers shall submit three to five pages of a work in progress and an excerpt of no more than ten pages of a completed work. Samples of previously published work must include a link to the published work or information for accessing the published work. Projects may be in poetry, short stories, novels, essays, plays, screenplays, and/or creative nonfiction. Writing submissions must be in English please.

Timeline for 2018 Program

Application deadline is January 31, 2018

Notification of acceptance by phone or email by February 23, 2018

Artist commitment to the residency is due March 5, 2018

Accommodations

The resident artist is housed in an apartment/studio space on a residential property owned by the host family. Given the size of the accommodations the residency is best suited to an individual artist. The apartment/studio is located above a garage and is accessible only by stairs. Note: The apartment is not handicap accessible.

The apartment includes:

Small sitting area

Private bathroom with shower

Queen size bed

Bedding and towels provided

Access to laundry facilities in the main residence

Mobile phone reception and internet access available but not always reliable

Radio reception but no television reception (TV is available to play DVDs)

Kitchenette: sink, microwave, small refrigerator and kitchen table

Basic supplies provided: miscellaneous cleaning items, shampoo, soap

The artist in residency apartment and property are a nonsmoking area

No pets are allowed

Due to the solitary, focused nature of the residency, overnight guests are not allowed without prior approval from the host